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#287C99 closest to Pacific Pleasure

#287C99 is a medium, moderately saturated blue; the closest named color is Pacific Pleasure. In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 48.6% green and 60.0% blue (rgb(40, 124, 153)). Its HSL value is 195° hue, 59% saturation and 38% lightness, and in CMYK it is 74% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black. #287C99 is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 4.74:1.

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Variations of #287C99

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#287C99 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#287C99 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #287C99 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 88% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #5D6E99
  • Protanopia 86% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #6C799A
  • Protanomaly 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #5F799A
  • Deuteranopia 88% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #5D6E99
  • Deuteranomaly 92% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #527499
  • Tritanopia 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #008585
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #008090
  • Achromatopsia 82% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #737373
  • Achromatomaly 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #66757E

#287C99 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.74:1 Good#287C99 text on white
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AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.43:1 Poor#287C99 text on black
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AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#287C99 in CSS

/* Pacific Pleasure */
.color { color: #287C99; }
.background { background-color: #287C99; }
.border { border: 1px solid #287C99; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(40 124 153);
color: hsl(195 59% 38%);
color: oklch(0.550 0.090 225.3);

#287C99 FAQ

What color is #287C99?

#287C99 is a medium, moderately saturated blue. Its closest named color is Pacific Pleasure. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #287C99?

#287C99 is rgb(40, 124, 153) in RGB, hsl(195, 59%, 38%) in HSL and cmyk(74%, 19%, 0%, 40%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #287C99?

The complementary color of #287C99 is #994528, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #287C99?

White text has the best contrast on #287C99: 4.74:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #287C99 a warm or cool color?

#287C99 is a cool color.